@article {200,
	title = {Global tests of biodiversity concordance and the importance of endemism},
	journal = {NatureNatureNature},
	volume = {440},
	number = {7081},
	year = {2006},
	note = {Lamoreux, John FMorrison, John CRicketts, Taylor HOlson, David MDinerstein, EricMcKnight, Meghan WShugart, Herman HengResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}tEngland2005/12/31 09:00Nature. 2006 Mar 9;440(7081):212-4. Epub 2005 Dec 28.},
	month = {Mar 9},
	pages = {212-4},
	abstract = {Understanding patterns of biodiversity distribution is essential to conservation strategies, but severe data constraints make surrogate measures necessary. For this reason, many studies have tested the performance of terrestrial vertebrates as surrogates for overall species diversity, but these tests have typically been limited to a single taxon or region. Here we show that global patterns of richness are highly correlated among amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, as are endemism patterns. Furthermore, we demonstrate that although the correlation between global richness and endemism is low, aggregate regions selected for high levels of endemism capture significantly more species than expected by chance. Although areas high in endemism have long been targeted for the protection of narrow-ranging species, our findings provide evidence that endemism is also a useful surrogate for the conservation of all terrestrial vertebrates.},
	keywords = {*Biodiversity, Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Models, Biological, Population Density, Vertebrates/*physiology},
	isbn = {1476-4687 (Electronic)0028-0836 (Linking)},
	author = {Lamoreux, J. F. and Morrison, J. C. and Ricketts, T. H. and Olson, D. M. and Dinerstein, E. and McKnight, M. W. and Shugart, H. H.}
}
@article {202,
	title = {Have we overstated the tropical biodiversity crisis?},
	journal = {Trends Ecol EvolTrends Ecol EvolTrends in Ecology \& Evolution},
	volume = {22},
	number = {2},
	year = {2007},
	note = {Laurance, William FengEngland2006/10/03 09:00Trends Ecol Evol. 2007 Feb;22(2):65-70. Epub 2006 Sep 29.},
	month = {Feb},
	pages = {65-70},
	abstract = {Tropical forests are the most biologically diverse and ecologically complex of terrestrial ecosystems, and are disappearing at alarming rates. It has long been suggested that rapid forest loss and degradation in the tropics, if unabated, could ultimately precipitate a wave of species extinctions, perhaps comparable to mass extinction events in the geological history of the Earth. However, a vigorous debate has erupted following a study by Wright and Muller-Landau that challenges the notion of large-scale tropical extinctions, at least over the next century. Here, I summarize this controversy and describe how the debate is stimulating a serious examination of the causes and biological consequences of future tropical deforestation.},
	keywords = {*Biodiversity, *Ecosystem, *Trees, *Tropical Climate, Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Environment, Extinction, Biological, Forestry, Human Activities, Humans, Population Density, Social Planning},
	isbn = {0169-5347 (Print)0169-5347 (Linking)},
	author = {Laurance, W. F.}
}
